Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 29 22:48:09 EDT 2011 | davef
Rich Here's what Humiseal says: Thermal Properties The coating must be able to withstand localized thermal 'hot spots' generated by components. High temperatures can cause short-term changes in coating characteristics, such as softening and lowered e
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 02 16:30:02 EDT 2011 | duso02
Rich That is a standard reaction with Humiseal 1A33, nothing to worry about. Find a board that was coated over year ago and had been heated up at all and it will be an amber color. It does not violate the IPC for discoloration. We have coated boards
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 04 13:04:36 EDT 2011 | austinpeterman
I have come to the realization that the root of all of our coating issues stem from one source. We are unable to control the viscosity of our coating. I am ignorant on the subject. Is there a proven method to consistantly produce the identical vis
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 09 16:57:05 EST 2011 | tombstonesmt
If we were to apply a thixotropic gel into a keep out area what would the removal process be? We have keep out areas that are later used for mounting purposes so the customer requests no residue in these areas. As I previously stated, we're using mas
Electronics Forum | Thu May 31 14:59:50 EDT 2012 | jdumont
I use Trace and certainly recommend them. I actually just had this test done last week. Adhesion test per ASTM-3359 Method B. We use Humiseal 1B73, which is similar to what you use. Is your soldermask "active" enough for this coating? I believe
Electronics Forum | Thu May 31 15:00:33 EDT 2012 | jdumont
I use Trace Labs and certainly recommend them. I actually just had this test done last week. Adhesion test per ASTM-3359 Method B. We also use Humiseal 1B73, which is similar to the 1B31 you use. Is your soldermask "active" enough for this coat
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 25 13:41:04 EST 2013 | dontfeedphils
You definitely have to be careful with unsealed components and markings/labels. The best you can do is check with datasheets or find an extra assembly to test it out on first. You can also try slowing down your inline to more like 1-2 ft/min and se
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 25 15:51:26 EST 2013 | johng
Water soluble process, yes. The machine is old and fixed at 4 ft/min by someone way before me. Looking into ways to reverse that to allow for adjusting the conveyor. Trying to determine how the contamination gets onto the boards. So far testing has i
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 08:44:21 EST 2013 | diamondmt
John, In addtion to the cleaning process you may wnat to look at the masking materials you are using as well. Are you using any temporary masking tape? If so, do the dewetted areas coincide? Some of these tapes use a silicone-based adhesive which wi
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 19 18:51:45 EST 2013 | tombstonesmt
We've had great success with acrylic based cut with xylene. Very accurate with little to no masking necessary for keepout areas, very rarely have to make adjustments on our Asymtek. On the other hand we have an Asymtek dedicated for silicone coatin
